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A fossil egg found by a Chinese farmer has turned out to have a rare surprise inside: A baby turtle…

Where did the dinosaur-killer asteroid come from? This is a question of great scientific and titillating public interest. We know…

From North America’s largest known dinosaur tracksites at Picket Wire Canyonlands in southeast Colorado to Jurassic remains embedded in rocks…

Astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space.They are in much higher…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News The land tortoises, or nanhsiungchelyids, were the largest such creatures during the Cretaceous period with…

If you had to pick the better runner — a sprinter or a marathoner — the answer would depend on…

An illustration of the Cretaceous period turtle (Yuchelys nanyangensis) hatching from its tennis ball-size egg. (Image credit: Masato Hattori)About 90…

Jupiter visible in the night sky (Joe Giddens/PA) (PA Archive)Planet-hunters may want to dust off their binoculars and telescopes as…

In just six months, one of Italy’s three active volcanoes, Mount Etna (located on the east coast of Sicily), has…

Budding astronomers will be treated to the best light display of the year next week ahead of the Perseid meteor…